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To: ZenWarrior who wrote (134630)	4/2/2001 2:59:35 AM
From: Kevin Rose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

I was exaggerating to make a point, to show how those in the middle feel being caught between the bickering ends. I'm sure the 'capitalists' will be just as outraged by my raping of the planet remark. Nuclear energy in this country has a very good safety record, even with TMI, compared to other energy sources. With careful regulation, I believe it is possible to minimize the risks to a managable level (say, on par with the risks we have manage now with how many bizillion nukes). Chernobyl is a different beast. I'm surprised with their crumbling infrastructure and economy that Russia hasn't blown up half of their country. An interesting side story on Chernobyl. I worked with a woman whose parents left Russia to move to Israel, and she ended up here. Her grandparents were still back in Kiev. When she heard the news about Chernobyl, they called her grandparents to tell them to get out, explaining what we were all seeing on the news. Her grandparents did not believe them, accusing them of spreading western lies. Don't know if they really thought that, or if they might have thought the phone was being tapped. Don't know what ended up happening to them long term....

To: ZenWarrior who wrote (134630)	4/2/2001 3:13:12 AM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

To compare the United States nuclear power plants with Chernobyl is ridiculous. And no radiation was released at three mile island. United States nuclear submarines have been prowling the oceans since the early 60's and have not had one accident in which fissionable material escaped into the atmosphere. If we can train 20 year olds to safely operate nuclear power plants on a submarine taking 30 degree angles, while diving to 800 feet in every sea state imaginable. We can certainly design safe nuclear power plants on land. It looks to me like you really do not understand nuclear power Zen. And that's the real problem. We have a lot of people who have been fed rhetorical lines from Jane Fonda and company, who have no clue how nuclear power works, and especially how it can be made safe. In a bizarre way, Jane Fonda and her leftist followers have caused more environmental damage by spreading fear about nuclear power plants, then the largest coal digging operation in the world ever could. Californians are now the first to feel the pain.